Now that NASA has caught up with Pluto through its New Horizons spacecraft, scientists will be looking to find out more about the dwarf planet. The categorisation of a planet is something that has ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – Each year on Feb. 18, a whole day is dedicated to the former planet Pluto. Pluto was once the ninth planet in the solar system, but striped of that title back in 2006. Now ...

Pluto may have been demoted to non-planet status, but it still commands a court of five moons, as is fitting for the king of darkness; after all, Pluto is the Roman equivalent of the Greek God Hades.

Since Pluto is located so far from the sun, it takes around 248 Earth years for Pluto to orbit the sun. Pluto's orbit around the sun is not only a very long journey, it's also elliptical, resembling a ...

Pluto used to be a designated as a planet but was downsized in 2006 to a dwarf planet instead. Here are five facts about the former ninth planet in our solar system. 1 Need more time to study for that ...

A NASA spacecraft's epic Pluto encounter is officially underway. NASA's New Horizons probe today (Jan. 15) began its six-month approach to Pluto, which will culminate with the first-ever close flyby ...